I appeared in Vegas with Steve and Eydie as a backup singer in 1980. Steve was all seriousness and took charge while making sure everything was ready and in order while Eydie was relaxed and chatted away with us during rehearsals. What a pleasure!
In 1963 my parents moved to LA from Chicago. Drove down Rte. 66, Blame it on the bossa nova was on radio constantly. I'll always remember the trip for that song.
I loved watching these vintage shows here. Both Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were so classy and talented. It happens that my Father was friends with Steve and his older brother Bernie, as a boy growing up in Brooklyn. He told me Steve would tag along with him and his brother to the movies, he also remembered having fun snowball fights In Winter, etc. Years ago, for my Fathers 80th birthday, Steve sent my Father a personal note and autographed photo, at my request. How kind of him to have done that. It made for such a great surprise, and I cherish it more now since my Father has passed. RIP Steve and Edie, Together again. Theirs was a love.
Eydie Gorme was an incredibly gifted (bilingual) singer and I don't think she ever got the full credit she deserved. Upon her death in 2013 her husband Steve Lawrence issued a very touching statement which, in part, praised his beloved spouse and partner of 55 years. Mr. Lawrence called Eydie "one of the greatest pop singers ever" - and he was exactly correct.
The Russian teacher was gorgeous. Eydie Gorme did the best she could which was pretty good at say the least. Not easy to fool your own husband for as long as she did. Thanks for the video.